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1970 NAIA World Series

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1970 NAIA
baseball tournament
1970 NAIA World Series
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Finals site
ChampionsEastern Michigan (1st title)
Winning coachRon Oestrike
MVPJeff Peck (3B) (Eastern Michigan)
  • 1969
  • NAIA baseball tournament
  • 1971

The 1970 NAIA World Series was the 14th annual tournament hosted by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics to determine the national champion of baseball among its member colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.[1]

The tournament was played at Phoenix Municipal Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona.

Eastern Michigan (41-11) defeated Northeast Louisiana (35-19) in the second game of the championship series, 1–0, to win the Hurons' first NAIA World Series.

Eastern Michigan third baseman Jeff Peck was named tournament MVP.

Bracket

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Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
Livingston4
New Haven5
New Haven2
Eastern Michigan4
Eastern Michigan2
Kansas State Teachers1
Eastern Michigan6
Northeast Louisiana4
Central Washington State3
Eastern Michigan3
William Jewell4
William Jewell0Livingston2
Northeast Louisiana8
Northeast Louisiana8
Pembroke State3
Eastern Michigan61
Lower round 1Lower round 2Northeast Louisiana70
William Jewell2
Livingston2Livingston5
Northeast Louisiana8
Kansas State Teachers1
New Haven7
New Haven7
Central Washington State2Pembroke State6
Pembroke State2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Championship History" (PDF). NAIA.org. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2022.